StatSheet Projects Colorado as NCAA Tournament Eight Seed: 03/08/2013

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StatSheet projects Colorado as an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buffaloes are unranked in the AP Poll and sit at #33 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 20-9 overall record and a 10-7 record in the Pac-12.
During the last four games, Colorado got a quality win against AP #19 Oregon and wins against Stanford and Utah but also dropped one against RPI #48 California.
Colorado is stable against strong competition, with an 11-8 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 5-4 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 3-3 record against AP ranked teams. The Buffaloes have five quality wins including AP #19 Oregon (2 wins), AP #18 Arizona, RPI #48 California, and RPI #16 Colorado State They have a single bad loss against RPI #183 Utah.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Alabama (19-11, 11-6 SEC, StatRank #62), Temple (22-8, 10-5 A-10, StatRank #43), Tennessee (18-11, 10-7 SEC, StatRank #55), and Boise State (20-9, 8-7 Mountain West, StatRank #37).
The first four teams out are Arkansas (18-12, 9-8 SEC, StatRank #81), Baylor (17-13, 8-9 Big 12, StatRank #75), St. John's (16-13, 8-9 Big East, StatRank #73), and Wichita State (24-7, 12-6 Missouri Valley, StatRank #37).
The next four out are Iowa (19-11, 8-9 Big Ten, StatRank #77), Providence (17-12, 9-8 Big East, StatRank #75), Southern Miss (22-8, 11-4 Conference USA, StatRank #44), and Virginia (20-10, 10-7 ACC, StatRank #75).